NOSSCR’s Interim CEO Jennifer Cronenberg dusts off NOSSCR’s primer for understanding SSA’s tax reporting system for Social Security representatives and recipients.

Join us April 21-24 in Baltimore for four days of learning and networking you won’t want to miss. With over 35 hours of CLE, hands-on workshops, and opportunities to learn about the latest tools and trends in our field, this conference is sure to deliver.

Join David Camp, NOSSCR’s Senior Policy Advisor, as he explores the inequitable exclusion from SSI for people who live in U.S. territories and what is being done to try to rectify the situation.

Take a look at SSA’s FY2025 “waterfall” chart, an in-depth snapshot of how disability claims move through the system.

NOSSCR Past President George Piemonte offers practical advice for responsible and effective hearing preparation. This month: practical ways to cross-examine the vocational expert.

Long-time NOSSCR members and 8th Circuit gurus Tom Krause and Ed Olson draw needed attention to the three medical-vocational profiles that can produce a favorable finding without consulting the Grids.

Sara Rose Carroll discusses Kerr Robichaux & Carroll’s recent 9th Circuit win, emphasizing the importance of producing timely and reliable VE rebuttal evidence.

The speaker proposal window AND registration are both open for our Fall National Conference in Salt Lake City. Submit your ideas and register today to help shape the conversation in the fall!

This month, we take a look at the Protecting Americans’ Social Security Data Act (H.R. 1877). This bill aims to prohibit political appointees and special government employees from accessing “beneficiary data systems” that contain personally identifiable information (PII).

Sustaining Member Adriana de la Torre offers her take on recent circuit court decisions. This month: a critical look at the Ninth Circuit’s Shillington v. Bisignano and the importance of substantial evidence.

Don’t miss your chance for a quick check-in with fellow NOSSCR NextGen members. These monthly gatherings are an informal chance to network, ask questions, run hypotheticals, and just touch base with our community.

NOSSCR is thankful for the ongoing generous support of our PAC contributors! Your generosity strengthens our advocacy and ensures the voices of claimants and representatives are heard where it matters most.

This month, the Social Security Advisory Board published its Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Report. Take a look at the Board’s most recent recommendations to SSA and Congress.

As of January 29, 2026, SSA’s Office of the Inspector General identified 183 unimplemented audit recommendations. Read the full report and learn about the associated costs.

This month the agency released the monthly statistics for February 2026 as well as the testimony of Karen Glenn, SSA Chief Actuary, from the March 25, 2026 hearing before the Senate Committee on the Budget.

Find links for the SCO to the DOT, Grid Rules, Listings, contact information for the Field Offices and Regional Communications Directors, DDS site codes, POMS recent changes, Emergency Messages, and much more!